A policeman removes the handcuffs from WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner in a courtroom prior to a hearing, in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia,, July 27, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison of convicted. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool 

CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) Director general Matthieu Reeb speaks to the media after the hearing of the investigation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) Director general Matthieu Reeb leaves after the hearing of the investigation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) Director general Matthieu Reeb leaves after the hearing of the investigation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A sign is seen at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), during the hearing of the investigation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Journalists wait outside the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) hearing room for the result of the investigation of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for a banned drug at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers a question about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers questions about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answer questions about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby pauses as he answers questions about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers questions about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg 

Sports trophies and pieces of artwork are displayed on a table in the bedroom of Sequoyah Klingele, who died of a drug overdose in April, in Half Moon Bay, California, U.S., July 20, 2021. Picture taken July 20, 2021. To match Special Report HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TRAUMA REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), sign a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly tackle corruption and crime in soccer, at the UNODC headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino waits for the start of a signing ceremony at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), exchange soccer balls after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly tackle corruption and crime in soccer, at the UNODC headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), exchange soccer balls after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly tackle corruption and crime in soccer, at the UNODC headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), exchange soccer balls after signing a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly tackle corruption and crime in soccer, at the UNODC headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino takes off his protective mask as he arrives for a signing ceremony at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino waits for the start of a signing ceremony at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino waits for the start of a signing ceremony at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino takes off his protective mask as he arrives for a signing ceremony at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger 

A Brazilian custom agent uses a sniffer dog to inspect a container going to Europe for smuggled drugs at the Port of Santos in Santos, Brazil September 24, 2019. Picture taken September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

Federal Police officer, Ciro Tadeu Moraes, is seen at his office in Santos, Brazil September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

A truck carrying a container passes through the x-ray system as part of the inspection for the search for smuggled drugs at the Port of Santos in Santos, Brazil September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

A worker observes a container being placed on top of a truck at the Port of Santos in Santos, Brazil September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

A Brazilian custom agent inspects the cargo inside a container going to Europe for smuggled drugs at the Port of Santos in Santos, Brazil September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

Brazilian customs agents inspect containers on their way to Europe for smuggled drugs at the Port of Santos in Santos, Brazil September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli 

A batting cage with a "No drugs" sign is seen in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

WADA President, Craig Reedie gestures after a news conference after World Anti-Doping Agency's extraordinary Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting, that has banned Russian athletes from all major sporting events in the next four years in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus demonstrates a calendar during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus is seen on a screen of a video camera during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

A sign with the logo of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is on display outside its office in Moscow, Russia December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus gives an interview at his office in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2019. Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A sign is on display at the office of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2019. Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Head of Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Yuri Ganus walks at his office in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2019. Picture taken December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov